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No. 540,110. Patented May 28, 1895.

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wa I r I t r a .a- Tv h i srnctrrca'rroiv'romn art of LettersiPatent No. 540,110, dated May as, less. 7 Application filed August 16,1894. 's i-innaazaesv. (Noam To all whom it mag concern:

sure andmaintain the delicate pressureso "necessary to successfully hold back the intestines, and at the same time retain the pads in their proper position. i

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspeciiication, in which similar figures and letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the Figure ,1 is a plan view of the improved truss. Fig. 2 isa rear elevation thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken essentially on the line' 3 3 of Fig. 1.

I-n carrying out the invention the band A of the truss is preferably made of metal,f0r example, spring wire of'suitable thickness. The band is considerably elongated, and at its. ends is shaped to surround and receive the hips, yet not engage therewith. The band is broken at the back, and its ends may be drawn together by attaching to one of its extremities a tab 10, preferably a strap having apertures 11 produced therein, and securing to the other extremity of the band abuckle "receive -the strap; and the band at its extremities is more or less curved in an inwardly direction asqshown in Fig.1, which 5o;- gives"s'oin'ewhat of a circular form to the end 3 portionsof thebandproper,asislikewiseillus fitqated n Fig; ,1. v'Acushion 13' is located. at;

the openingin the band, and said ousliionis These springs are attached to pads 19, the pads being provided with a back 'plate or Be it known 'thatLDoUGLAs REID,'Of New provided with straps or loops 14, through 1 Richmond, in the county of St. Croix and which the strap and buckle 12 are passed. "State of vWisconsimhave invented a newand At the front central portion of the band, 5 Improved Truss, of which the, following is a the wire. or; material Of hWlIlGh the band IS! full, clear, and exact description. made is at each side of its center formed into My invention relates to an improvement in a coil 15, thereby producing two eyes n the trusses, and it has for its object to so consaid front section, and from the eyes the ma- 6c struct a truss that when applied to a person terial of the band is carried downward to. form to it will not bind thehips or contact therewith alongitudinal yoke or substantially U-shaped Orin any manner impede "locomotion or inmember 16, having ordinarily somewhat of terfere with the free movement of the limbs.' an outward inclination; and the said yoke is Another object of the invention is to proalso somewhat longitudinally curved as illus- 65 vide a means whereby the pressure of the pad trated in Fig. 1.

' ["5 upon the person may be increased or dimin- A pin or spindle 17 is passed through the ishedbydrawing together the rear portions eyes or coils 15 in the band or truss, and. of the frame or band of the truss, and whereby springs 18 are coiled around the pin and sealsothe truss will be so constructed as to incured to the body or bow section of the yoke.

facing 20, and to thesaid facing, onto the outer faces of the pads or sleeves 21 located upon the pin or spindle .17, and serving to space the springs. The action of the springs is to hold posite the cushion 13 with an inward and upward inclination; and it may here be remarked that thecushion is preferably made from an anti-septic, or fro-n1 non-heat-eonducting material, while the pads may be made of any material suitable for the purpose. I i It is evident that when the truss is placed in position upon the person, owing to the con and buckle or their equivalents, or are per-' the pads opdirect, the ends of two springs 18 are secured, spaced by zblocks u mitted to separate, as when the extremities of the band are drawn together the forward portion will be more or less bowed and consequently the pads will be carried to a greater extent inward, while the springs 18 constantly act with delicate pressure upon the intestines. 1

The supporting pin or spindle 17 for the springs and pads is an important feature,

since it not only supports the springs and pads, but should any trouble arise, such as a breakage or a derangement of a spring or an occasion for the change of a spring, the pin 5, is simplydrawn outand the spring unhooked from the yoke.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 10' 1. A truss, comprising a band provided betweenits ends with spaced eyes, a pin or pintle removably held in said eyes, and pads carried by said pin or pintle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 15 2. A truss, comprising a metallic band provided with coils forming eyes, a pin or pintle I removably held in said eyes, and pads carried by the pin or pintle, substantially as described.

3. A truss, comprising a metallic band pro- 2'c vided with coils, a pin or pintle held in the coils, springs on the pintle, and engaging the band and pads carried by the springs, substantially as described.

4. Atruss, comprising a metallic band, pro- 2 5 vided with a yoke and a coil at each end of the yoke, a pin in the coils, springs coiled around the pin and having one end secured to the yoke, and pads carried by the other ends of the springs substantially as described.

5. A truss, comprising a metallic band pro- 3'0 vided with a yoke and a coil at each end of the yoke, the ends of the band being adj ustably connected together, a pad'at the rear of the band,a pin held in the said coils, springs coiled on the pin and secured to the yoke of 3 5 theband, and pads carried by the said springs, substantially as described.

6. In atruss, a spring band of elongated shape divided at the back and provided at the division therein with a device for draw 40 ing the extremities together, and a cushion covering the break, a yoke formed in the treat central portion of the band, extending downwardly therefrom, a rod supported at the upper portion of the yoke and su'bstan- 45 tially constituting a continuation of the band proper,and spring-controlled pads supported combinedly by the said band and yoke, the pads having an upwardand rearward inclination, as and for the purpose specified.

- DOUGLAS REID. WVitnesses:

H. O. ALLEN, G. W. CLARK, Jr. 

